I decided to dust off my half finished BG&E game a couple days ago and just beat it today. Great game! I haven't heard anything of a sequel, but I hope it gets one. Too bad the sales were low for this because it deserves more than it got, IMO.

I can't find much wrong with the game as it did a whole bunch of stuff right.

Some highlights :

- Double H. This guy gets my vote for best party member.

- The action scene after Jade gets caught in Alpha Sections HQ. Running and jumping on the rooftops and having Double H swing down and save her at the last minute was awesome!

- Story and the characters were great. I really cared what happened to them as the storyline deepened. It was sad to see Pey'j and Double H sucked up by the head Domz at the last fight.

- Overall production value was really good. Graphics and animation were top notch.

and some not so good. These are all pretty minor :

- While Double H was the best sidekick, sometimes he blocked my view. It would have been nice to have him turn transparent when the camera swung behind him.

- It would have been nice to see more varied environments. Most of them are pretty drab since Jade is underground or inside a factory most of the time.

- There was a show stopping bug at one point. There's a room that has the two exits blocked by electrical currents and you can't get out if Double H isn't there. At one point, I got back to that room but HH wasn't there. If I hadn't had a second save from an earlier point my game would have been over. Multiple saves are your friend.

- Replayability. There isn't much unless you want to go back and find all the wildlife and get the rest of the pearls. I didn't see any kind of unlockables for finishing the game.

The only time I started to get frustrated was the last boss battle until I found out he attacked in a set pattern. (duh)

It took me a little over 13 hours for me, but I'm sure other better players could probably finish it much faster. It would have been nice to see it go a little longer or at least have some replay value, but it was great fun while it lasted.

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"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" -VoltaireXBL gamertag: NthPowr

I did the same thing a few weeks ago. After finishing Ninja Gaiden and Riddick, I went back to finish BG&E. I don't know whether I was the only one, but I found the second half better than the first (Which is why I quit playing it to begin with). I agree with your highs and lows. I don't think the game needed to be any longer though. I found it to be just the right length without any indication they padded it out with useless battles. However, the way the pearls were kinda dumped on you (getting 5+ all at once on several occasions)was annoying, it made it feel like the devs intended for the game to be longer, but needed to cut some content.I finished in 13 hours as well.

I totally and completely agree with you Nth Power. This game had awesome graphics, a fantastic story arc, characters you could care about, and that feeling that you want to keep going.

The final boss was my big letdown in this game. For a game so focused on stealth, the final boss was squarely focused on action. When a game prepares you for that with little bits of training or some sort of ramp-up to get you ready for that its cool. When its the only time you encounter it in the game, its bad.

I have to admit that I picked this out of the bargain bin. The marketing for this game was absolutely terrible. I had NO CLUE that this game was a action/adventure/stealth type game. The cover art gave me a "Barbie's Adventure" vibe....

It was awesome and i really hope they do make a sequel. Its a shame that gems like these never are well recieved. It happened with ICO and now rumors are surfacing we may never get a sequel to ICO as well.